CropLife International is an international trade association of agrochemical companies founded in 2001. It was previously known as Global Crop Protection Federation[2] and started out as International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products[3] in 1967. Its members include the world's largest agricultural biotechnology and agricultural pesticide businesses namely BASF, Bayer CropScience, Corteva, FMC Corp., Sumitomo Chemical and Syngenta.[4] The international body combines several national-level or continent-wide organisations, each one having the same goals but differing according to local language and custom.[5]
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| Formation | July 7, 2001 CropLife November 1996 GPFC |
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| Type | Trade association, International association without lucrative purpose (AISBL), Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
President & CEO | Emily Rees |
| Staff | 20 (2018)[1] |
| Website | croplife |
History
editIn 1967, the International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products (from French: Groupement International des Associations Nationales de Fabricants de Produits Agrochimiques, GIFAP) was founded.
In November 1996, GIFAP was renamed to Global Crop Protection Federation (GCPF).
On 7 November 2001, GCPF was renamed to CropLife International.[6]
On 2 November 2001, the CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE OF CANADA morphed into the CropLife Canada entity.[7] In a May 2005 defeat for CropLife Canada, the Court of Appeal for Ontario affirmed the Spraytech v Hudson decision and cemented the power of Canadian municipalities to pass by-laws controlling the use of pesticides within their boundaries.[8]
Structure
editAs of 2023[update] CropLife International comprises the following six companies: BASF, Bayer CropScience, Corteva, FMC Corp., Sumitomo Chemical and Syngenta.[9] It also has 13 member associations: CropLife Brazil, PROCCYT, ArgenBio, CIB Japan, CropLife Africa Middle East, CropLife America, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, CropLife Asia, CropLife Canada, CropLife Latin America, CropLife Europe and Japan Crop Protection Association.[4] At least one of the "member associations" is actually a not-for-profit corporation, thus giving it legal personality.[7]
CropLife International addresses issues related to crop protection (i.e., pesticides) and plant biotechnology and is part of a global network of crop protection and plant biotechnology associations.[10]
CropLife International works with regional and national biotech associations in more than 40 countries around the world.[11] The CropLife International website says the organization is "the voice and leading advocate for the plant science industry, championing the role of agricultural innovations in crop protection and plant biotechnology to support and advance sustainable agriculture."[12]
CropLife is the parent organization[13] of the Resistance Action Committees:
- Fungicide Resistance Action Committee
- Herbicide Resistance Action Committee[14]
- Insecticide Resistance Action Committee
- Rodenticide Resistance Action Committee[15]
Activities
editAccredited stakeholder
editCropLife has been engaging as an accredited stakeholder to the United Nations, OECD, European Food Safety Authority, the European Chemicals Agency and others.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ CropLife website accessed February 26, 2018
- ^ GIFAP is now the Global Crop Protection Federation (GCPF), EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 1997 Num. article: 1997/22
- ^ International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products, Esterm (2001)
- ^ a b "Members". CropLife International. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ croplife.org: "Members"
- ^ CropLife International UIA UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 2017 Open Yearbook.
- ^ a b ic.gc.ca: "Federal Corporation Information Federal Corporation Information - 038084-9"
- ^ canlii.ca: "Croplife Canada v. Toronto (City), 2005 CanLII 15709 (ON CA)"
- ^ "Members". CropLife International. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ SAFE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE, USAID Partnerships website accessed February 2018.
- ^ CropLife International NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), ECOSOC Civil Society Netowork (2010).
- ^ CropLife "about us" website, accessed February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Resistance Management". CropLife International. 2018-02-28. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Who We Are". Herbicide Resistance Action Committee. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Home - Rodenticide Resistance Action Committee". RRAC - Rodenticide Resistance Action Committee. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/stakeholders-registered-list.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Accredited stakeholders - ECHA". echa.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-09-26.